Nonfiction Text

Terms in this set (18)

text features
Features that help us understand text, pictures, captions, table of contents
headings
A feature that identifies the concept or main idea of a paragraph, section, or page
subheadings
a text feature which lists, or announces, a narrower topic under a heading
captions
Explains what is shown in a picture or illustration.
graphic features
pictures, maps, and diagrams meant to present hard-to-understand information in a clean, organized way
charts
Pictorial illustrations of numerical data.
graphs
a visual display of observations or data
diagrams
A drawing with label that shows parts of something or how something works
timeline
A chart that is used to show the sequence of events in order.
text structure
way in which text is organized
chronology
A list of events arranged in the order in which they occurred
cause/effect
Organizes information to explain what results from an action or an event
compare/contrast
An organizational structure in nonfiction texts, where the author typically finds the similarities and differences between two objects.
problem/solution
An organizational structure in nonfiction texts, where the author typically presents a problem and possible solutions to it.
authors perspective
How the author feels about the subject.
non-print sources
Sources of information NOT primarily in written form (example, pictures, television and radio productions, films, live performances)
primary source
An original source-such as a work of literature, a historical manuscript, an interview. The source was at the event being written about.
secondary source
Any source other than a primary source. The source was not at the event being written about.
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